Garden Scene Earrings P08416-P00179 Birches are the new growth

Birches are the new growth of the forest

kiln-formed glass wings with pebbled

On gallery-wrapped canvas with painted sides

Double-strand bead crochet necklace in shades of gray

Garden Scene Earrings P08416-P00179 Birches are the new growthMy work begins as drawings in a sketchbook, birds and flowers and bugs all found in the backyard garden. The drawings are then uploaded into my lasercutter and I can 're draw' them into the surface of the pearl or stone rearranging, repeating, collaging. Once the surface is etched, I inlay ink to highlight the designs, then set the stones into sterling silver settings which are then oxidized. To extend the life of the patina and ink, please refrain